Spanish I and Pre AP course syllabusSra. Garza

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Description: Spanish I consists of the fundamental communication skills of Spanish. The focus will be on listening and speaking, acquiring functional vocabulary and implementing that vocabulary into dialogues. Students will also focus on reading and writing, and study of more advanced language structures to prepare them for level II Spanish. In addition to home work to practice these skills, students will do reading and presentations about the peoples and cultures of Hispanic countries. Students will more familiar with geographic areas of Spanish-speaking countries and their surrounding areas. Students will do some projects and presentations to demonstrate mastery. Students will also work in groups to practice the dialogues and participate in face-to-face communication with students and the teacher.

Spanish II builds on Spanish I skills.

PREREQUISITE

A WILLINGNESS TO LEARN

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Students will be able to:

PARTICIPATE IN SIMPLE FACE-TO-FACE COMMUNICATION ABOUT PERSONAL HISTROY OR LEISURE ACTIVITIES

Create and understand simple statements and questions

Understand main ideas and some details of material on familiar topics

Cope successfully in straightforward social and survival situations

Use knowledge of culture in developing communication skills, and use of grammar to increase proficiency and accuracy

Class will be conducted mostly in Spanish

Students have an opportunity to learn Spanish each time we meet. Students are expected to learn the vocabulary and negotiate comprehension through listening and negotiating meaning as the teacher points to something or shows a picture, demonstrates, performs, acts out, etc.

Students are not to expect everything to be translated. Students will make many assumptions. That is ok. For example, if I say “horario” and point to the schedule, they can assume I am saying something about the schedule or that I am saying it is a schedule. Much vocabulary will be heard and learned before we get to certain chapters. Vocabulary used and learned outside the chapter taught at any given time will not be quizzed or tested; however, the student is expected to learn it in order to begin to gain comprehension and fluency in speaking.

Pre Ap

Students taking Pre-AP will have more assignments added to course work. These assigments will include and are not limited to:

Extended listening activities outside of class

Writing activities outside of class

Research outside of class

Questions for discussions

Tests and quizzes will differ in that they are more challenging than on level 1

Course is more rigorous

Objectives continued

Read and write more fluently and accurately in Spanish

Express themselves confidently in Spanish

Study habits for language acquisition Learning vocabulary to begin to speak is important. Students need to

study at least 20 min. a day and learn the vocabulary and the dialogs.

Students can make whatever visuals they need to study. (flashcards) for example.

Students need to be aware of their surroundings and see where Spanish is used. This is a fun way to learn vocabulary and sentence structure.

Listen to music and watch Spanish programming helps engage the mind and helps the ear to distinguish sounds. Eventually, one can hear where the words are separated.

Do all required assignments. Sometimes what may seem like busy work has a purpose

Don’t be discouraged

Understand that learning a language takes time and one has to focus and be diligent in study with a purpose

Engage all your senses to learn it

Seek help- attend tutorials if needed, ask questions, prepare before coming to class and know what to ask

Use all your resources

Internet, books, friends, Tv, radio

Don’t hesitate to use the internet for information, videos, lessons, and other teacher websites.

Invest in a spanish/English dictionary and a 501 verb book

Places to go for information and help

textbook online http://go.hrw.com/gopages/wl.html

Practice your Spanish

http://www.cadillac76.com/spanish/st_resources.html

Prepositions in Spanish http://spanish.about.com/library/beginning/bl-beg-prepositions-intro.htm

Translation, conjugation, and much learning. Great Spanish site. http://www.spanishdict.com

This is an excellent link to link to for listening to understand people from different Spanish speaking countries. Everyone is speaking Spanish and everyone sounds differently. Don't expect everyone to sound like Sra. Garza. To some she sounds weird too. :):) Listen to different pronunciations of Spanish.

http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/ Great for practicing Spanish

This is another teacher's website. She is using the same text we use. You might find it helpful. http://www.teacherweb.com/FL/StonemanDouglasHS/Berman/links7.aspx

This is another website made by another teacher who is using the same textbook we are using. There are powerpoints that cover the same material in our chapters. Please use it to reinforce your learning. http:/teacherweb.com/NC/NewBernHighSchool/SraHumphreys-SpanishClasses/photo1.aspx/

More about the teacher. http://www.quia.com/profiles/hgarza17

These can be accessed from my webpage. This is just an example of what is out there.

Teacher specific sitesQuia.comquizlet.com – students will receive information on how to access these and how to use them.

Material to be covered

It is anticipated that we will get from chapter 1-4.1 the first semester

From 4.1-chap. 6 the second semester

Chapter one -objectives

Student will be able to:

Ask someone’s name

Ask how some is

Introduce others

Say where you and others are from

Give phone number

Give the time, the date and the day

Spell words and give e-mail addresses

Chapter one- vocabulary

Greetings and goodbyes

Numbers

Telling time

Days of the week and months of the year , seasons

alphabet

Chapter One -grammar

Subjects and verbs in sentences

Subject pronouns

Verb ser

Punctuation marks and written accents

Additional- tener and definite and indefinite articles

Chapter one-culture

Diminuatives and nicknames

How students address teachers

Spanish speakers in texas

Chapter two objectives

Describe people

Ask someone’s age and birthday

Talk about what you and others like

Chapter two vocabulary

Describing friends

Numbers- ongoing

Likes and dislikes

Chapter two grammar

Adjectives

Negation

Gender and adjective agreement

Number agreement

Question formation

Nouns and definite articles

Verb Gustar and ¿por qué and porque

The preposition de

Chapter two culture

Ways to describe people

Legal driving and voting age

Quinceañeras Texas

Comparisons: describing yourself and your best friend

Community- Tejano music

Chapter three- objectives

Talk about what you and others like to do

Talk about what you want to do

Talk about everyday activities

Say where you go and how often

Chapter three vocabulary

Sports and leisure activities

Weekend activities

Chapter three grammar

Gustar with infinitives

Pronouns after prepositions

Present tense of querer with infinitives

Present tense of regular –ar verbs

The verb jugar, ir

Weather expressions

Chapter three culture

Participating in team sports in Latin America

Introducing friends to your parents

Recreation in south padre island in texas

Comparisons: what you and your friends do on weekends

Community- cinco de mayo in texas

Chapter four- objectives

Say what you have and what you need

Talk about classes

Talk about plans

Invite others to do something

Chapter four vocabulary

School supplies and items needed for school

Schedules/classes

Particular time one has a class or event

School events

Places at school

Chapter four grammar

Indefinite articles

¿cuándo? ¿cuánto?

Mucho and poco

Tener and tener idioms

Venir

A + time

Ir + a + infinitives

-er, -ir verbs

Tag questions

-er/-ir verbs with irregular yo forms

Chapter four culture

Beginning of the school year

Elective classes and tracking

Ballet folklorico and mariachis in Texas high schools

Comparisons: a typical day at school

Community: Spanish clubs in the Texas community

Chapter 5

Chapter 5 objectives

Describe people and family relationships

Describe your house

Talk about your responsibilities

Chapter five- vocabulary

Family members

Describing people (physical and personality)

Rooms in the house

Furniture and accessories

Chores

Where you live

Chapter 5 -grammar

Possessive adjectives

Stem-changing verbs o to ue

Stem-changing verbs e to ie

Estar with prepositions

Negation with nunca, tampoco, nadie, and nada

Tocar and parecer

Chapter five-culture

Hispanic surnames

Extended families

Comparing- describing families

Community- surnames and family trees in texas Hispanic families

Chapter six-objectives

The student will be able to comment on food

Make polite requests

Talk about meals

Offer help

Give instructions

Chapter six-vocabulary

Lunch foods

Foods you might order in a restaurant

Condiments

Describing food

Table

Breakfast and dinner foods

Chapter six- grammar

Ser and estar

Pedir and server

Preferir, poder, and probar

Direct objects and direct object pronouns

Affirmative informal commands

Affirmative informal commands with pronouns

Chapter six - culture

Mexican food; atole

Corn as a staple food

Barecue in texas

Compare favorite dishes

Community- Mexican and tex mex food in texas

Main meal of the day

snacks

Chapter seven - objectives

Talk about your daily routine

Talk about staying fit and healthy

Talk about how you feel

Give advice

Chapter seven-vocabulary

Daily routine

Personal items

Parts of the body

Telling how you feel

Healthful advice

Chapter 7 grammar

Verbs with reflexive pronouns

Using infinitives

Stem-changing verbs

Estar, sentirse, and tener

Negative informal commands

Object pronouns and informal commands

Chapter seven -culture

Argentina’s ski resorts

Texas surfing spots

Compare: keeping in shape

Community: popular sports in texas

Argentine food

Chapter 8- objectives

Ask for and give opinions

Ask for and offer help in a store

Say where you went and what you did

Talking on the phone-etiquette

Chapter eight-vocabulary

Clothing and colors

Stores and the things you buy there

Expressions of time

Chapter 8 -grammar

The verb “costar”

Numbers to 1 million

Demonstrative adjectives and comparisons

The verb “quedar”

Preterite of –ar verbs

Preterite of –ir, -er verbs with reflexive pronouns

Chapter eight-culture

Clothing sizes

Guayaberas

Compare: shopping

Flea markets in texas

Community: shopping in el paso, texas and Juarez, mexico

Spanish speakers’ buying power in the usa

Open-air markets and bargaining